NICA PINA COLADA - Recipe

The classic Piña Colada paid tribute by Nicaragua's No.1 rum distillery Flor de Cana.

Jay and I creating the perfect Piña Colada

When visiting the Flor de Cana Distillery I stayed in the lovely town of Leon at Isla Encantada Hostel. It had recently been taken over by a lovely couple called Jay and Mitti who were keen to build cocktails into their drinks menu.

This was a great opportunity to share my knowledge so I went of to the shops to buy supplies and we spent an evening perfecting cocktails for them.

As a homage to Flor de Cana we created the Nica Piña. A delicious Piña Colada using only spirits from the Flor range.

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Serves: 2 + a little for the bartender

Ingredients

50ml Flor de Cana 5

25ml Flor de Cana 7

37ml Flor de Cana Coco (you can use another coconut flavoured rum)

100ml Coconut Cream

100ml Pineapple Juice

25ml Gomme Syrup

2x 2cm wheels of Pineapple (skin removed and cored)

1/2 Lime

Ice

Equipment Needed

Smoothie Blender

Knife & Board

Tiki Glass

Method

1. Pour all the liquid ingredients into the blender.

2. Chop up the pineapple wheels into 8ths and add to the blender. Squeeze the half lime and discard.

3. Use the tiki glass to add the cubed ice into the blender, 2 servings equals two glasses full.

4. BLEND!!! Go hard for 30sec to a minute

5. Fill the Tiki glasses with the Nica Piña and garnish with a section of pineapple or a pineapple leaf.

Sip and enjoy a taste of Nicaragua.

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